House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 17, 2019
- Committee actionSep 19, 2019
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 17, 2020 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 546.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4347.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4347, PREPARE Act of 2019” on October 15, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 19, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55726
- CBO publication date
- October 15, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4347, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4347
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-662 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on December 17, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 17, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/662
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4347, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4347
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTWRIGHT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 149, September 17, 2019, Page H7754):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 17, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 167 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4347, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4347
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
70c5bfd626734bbc8e38b7ca08a47d47ef9a04dcb60f3960a4aa40c8f734283d
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
18 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 10 Democrats
8 of 18 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jody Hice (R-GA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ron Kind (D-WI), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Scott Peters (D-CA), Harley Rouda (D-CA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Cartwright.
- H.R. 762 (116th) Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act
- H.R. 2156 (116th) RECLAIM Act of 2019
- H.R. 2748 (116th) SAFE Act
- H.R. 4248 (116th) Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019
- H.R. 3463 (116th) Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019
- H.R. 1243 (116th) Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2019
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.